In honor of Mr. Washington Sycip, we take a look back at how he has extended support to the endeavors of our Institute.The Institute is honored and grateful to have shared these endeavors with Mr. Sycip.

Economic Snapshots is a quarterly publication that presents the current economic situation of the Philippines through various economic indicators as monitored by local and international nancial institutions. This includes the country’s most recent data on Gross Domestic Product, Foreign Direct Investments and Remittances, among others. In addition, studies on the economic performance and financial forecasts for the… Read More

The rise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the global economy has been one of the biggest contributors to the decline of global inequality until the early 2000s (Ho-fung 2015, 102). As an alternative foreign direct investor, Chinese companies have chosen to do business with developing countries previously ignored by other major investors… Read More

Weslene Irish Uy is a Senior Research Associate for the Trade, Investment and the Global Economy program. Prior to joining ADRi, she was technical assistant with the Of ce of the Cabinet Secretary. She received her Master’s in Development Economics from the University of Sussex in 2014, and holds a Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies A bill was recently passed in the House of Representatives seeking to amend the 81-year-old Public Services Act to provide a statutory definition of a public utility. It’s an important step, as through the years most have used the terms “public service”… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies The National Competitiveness Council has been tracking the Philippines’ progress across various global indices since 2010, and by most indicators it has gone up the rankings over this period. It’s a remarkable achievement for the country, which has struggled to improve the… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies  The House of Representatives voted (119-32) in an overtly politicized process last Tuesday to give the Commission on Human Rights a budget of P1,000. The House’s decision would paralyze the CHR and prevent it from fulfilling its mandate. While the decision is… Read More